Science Fiction Message Board http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/directory en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:05:36 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/directory Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Mixing Comics with Prose science fiction: Is it an instant turn off? ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1974/t/Mixing-Comics--Prose-science-fiction----instant-turn--.html I am considering printing a big book in 2010 where it is a science fiction novel (60,000 words, just prose) and in between each of the 60 short chapters there are comics (1 panel strips). The comics are only somewhat related but do not DIRECTLY advance the story. An important (but not main) character is actually the one whose comics the reader will see in between the chapters. But again, they don't directly advance the story. It's not at all a book about a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (joeychips) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1974 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:02:06 GMT <![CDATA[ Mad science? Growing meat without animals ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1973/t/Mad-science-Growing-meat-without-animals.html Mad science? Growing meat without animals

Pork chops or burgers cultivated in labs could eliminate multiple problems

... ]]>feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt)http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1973Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:24:24 GMT <![CDATA[ How English Heritage snubbed the Scientologist founder L Ron Hubbard ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1972/t/-English-Heritage-snubbed--Scientologist-founder-L-Ron-Hubba.html How English Heritage snubbed the Scientologist founder L Ron Hubbard

L Ron Hubbard has joined the likes of Wallis Simpson, Eric Morecambe, Marc Bolan and Keith Moon after an application for a coveted blue plaque was rejected by English... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1972 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:19:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Gene Barry, died at age 90 ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1971/t/Gene-Barry-died-at-age-90.html Posted by: "David Berry" davespowerbook@gmail.com memfiss99
Date: Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:14 am ((PST))

After decades in the industry, working everything from television, to
movies, to the stage, Gene Barry has passed away at the age of 90.
Known best perhaps for his role as Dr. Clayton Forrester in the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1971 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:54:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Literary Science Fiction Ebook... ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1970/t/Literary-Science-Fiction-Ebook-.html www.mikesledge.com, and I'm learning how the ebook world works. My latest work is Gerald's Star, offered currently on Kindle for PC, Kindle, and Kindle for iPhone...as well as smashwords.

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]]> feeds@yuku.com (TORHERSHMAN) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1969 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:38:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Robert Holdstock ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1968/t/Robert-Holdstock.html feeds@yuku.com (dogpoet) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1968 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:42:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Help finding a science fiction short story ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1967/t/Help-finding-a-science-fiction-short-story.html I need some help finding the title and author of a science fiction short story.

Here is what I do know:
-Done before 1990, most likely before 1980.
-The main plot is about a world where humanity has developed a global network much like the internet. The main difference is that everyone in the world is "jacked in" like the matrix except that there is no matrix. This is done by implants into the brain to allow people to connect to the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mitchs) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1967 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:58:10 GMT <![CDATA[ Ice cream really can control your brain ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1966/t/Ice-cream-really-can-control-your-brain.html Ice cream really can control your brain

Certain fat molecules suppress appetite-control signals, study finds

feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1966 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:58:50 GMT <![CDATA[ The Saturn System ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1965/t/The-Saturn-System.html The Saturn System: A Feast for the Eyes, which is a presentation NASA has done about the Cassini probe. I'd say it confirms that the mission was worth every cent we spent.

Doing a quick search, I realized that we have a number of threads on Cassini, as well as others, so I thought... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (pecooper) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1965 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:22:01 GMT <![CDATA[ mental patients escaping through the walls of the asylum ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1964/t/mental-patients-escaping-through-the-walls-of-the-asylum.html feeds@yuku.com (gard) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1964 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:26 GMT <![CDATA[ Monkeys 'reject vegetarianism' ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1963/t/Monkeys-reject-vegetarianism-.html

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feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1961 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:20 GMT <![CDATA[ St Andrews scientists find mysterious dark matter link ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1960/t/St-Andrews-scientists-find-mysterious-dark-matter-link.html St Andrews scientists find mysterious dark matter link

Gravity researchers say new findings could 'revolutionise' our understanding of gravity.

feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1960 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:49 GMT <![CDATA[ Habitable moons by 2014? ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1959/t/Habitable-moons-by-2014-.html at Sunday, September 13, 2009 feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1959 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:20:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Peckish bird briefly downs big atom smasher ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1958/t/Peckish-bird-briefly-downs-big-atom-smasher.html Peckish bird briefly downs big atom smasher
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I'm newly minted 'Examiner' in Detroit for all sorts of geeky things, (which of course includes Sci-fi books). Please check out my page. I'll be updating content every few days with reviews, profiles, top ten lists etc, as well as awesome geeky things that you can see and do if you live in the Metro Detroit area. Hope to see you... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (phoenix012) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1957 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:38:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Astronomer Falls Into Radio Telescope ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1956/t/Astronomer-Falls-Into-Radio-Telescope.html feeds@yuku.com (Tomtom) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1956 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:53:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Pallas is 'Peter Pan' space rock ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1955/t/Pallas-is-Peter-Pan-space-rock.html

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